Measuring attachment for can-covers.



G. T. ENGLUND.

MEASURING ATTACHMENT'FOR CAN COVERS. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, 1915.

1,172,122. Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

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l1 TTOR/VEYS GODFRED '1. ENGL'UNID, OF MIAMI, ARIZONA.

MEASURING ATTACHMENT FOR CAN-COVERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedFeb.1L5,il9IL6.

Application filed February 25, 1915. Serial Ito. 10,506.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, Gonrnno T. ENGLUND, a'citizen of the United States, and a resident of Miami, in the county .of Gila and State of Arizona, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Measuring Attachments for Can-Covers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in can closures, and more particularly contemplates the provision of a closure having a device whereby the contents of the can may -be taken out in measured quantities as needed.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a can closure with an extensible arm carrying a bowl, dipper, or spoon whereby measured quantities of the contents of the can may be taken out as needed,the arm being in the form of a pair of telescoping sections capable of being collapsed in order that the cover may be put in position on its can.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a device as I have set out, including an extensible arm hingedly connected to an expansion ring within the can top, the ring at its ends being provided with knobs or beads adapted to maintain the spoon or measuring device in the can top when not in use. 7

A. still further object of the invention is to provide an improved attachment for can closures which will be extremely simple, durable, eficient in operation, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view which will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like characters of reference indicate like lparts throughout the several figures, of whic Figure 1 represents a view in section taken centrally through the can and cover con- .structed according to my invention, the section being taken longitudinally of the measuring device, the latter being shown as collapsed and disposed within the cover. Fig.

2 represents a view in perspective of the cover, the measuring device being shown in extended position. Fig. 3 represents a bottom plan view of the cover, showin the device as collapsed and disposed therein., Fig.

4: represents a view in section taken transversely on the plane indicated by the line 44 of Fig. 2.

; Referring more particularly to the drawings, a can such as a baking powder or soda can, is indicated at 5, and at 6 is indicated the cover or closure for the can. The cover is provided interiorly with an annular groove or channel at 7, preferably formed by stamping the metal of which the cover is made. Within this channel is adapted to rest a split expansion ring 8. The ends of the ring lie in spaced relation to each other and are beaded as at 9.

An extensible arm is provided and comprises an inner and an outer telescoping section 10 and 11 respectively. The section 10 has its edges overturned or flanged as at 12 to engage the edges of the section 11 in such manner that the latter section is slidably disposed upon section 10. The inner section or member 10 is longitudinally and centrally channeled as at 13, and member 11 is likewise provided with a central longitudinal channel 14 engaging within channel 13. This provides means whereby the sections may be relatively guided in their movements one with relation to the other.

The member 11 may be adjusted longitudinally of member 10, and will be maintained in adjusted position by the frictional engagement of the flanges 12 with said member 11. The latter at its outer end is provided with a dipper or spoon 15. The

spoon may be formed integrally with member 11 or may be made separately therefrom and in some suitable manner attached to said member.

The inner end of member 10 is devoid of flanges 12, and is bent at right angles as at 16 and is then bent about the rim 8 as at 17, so that the member 10 is thus ingedly connected to said ring. The bent or beaded portion 17 lies within channel 7 and rotatably engages the split ring 8. The length of the ri ht angularly bent portion 16 is substantial y equal to the distance between the ring 8 and the outer edge, or rather, the free edge of the flanged portion of cover 6, so as to allow of the extensible arm being swung outwardly at right angles to the flanged portion of the cover, and at the same time is adapted to bind against cated in Figs. 1 and 3. The point at which the extensible arm is connected with the ring is diametrically opposed to the split or break in the ring, so that as shown in Fig. 3, when the-spoon isfolded inwardly its edges will engage the knobs 9 at the ends of the ring and will depress them sufiiciently to allow the spoon to move beyond the ring, at which time the knobs will spring outwardly so as to maintain the spoon in position within the cover. When it is desired to use some of the contentsof the can, the cover is removed and the arm is engaged by the fingers and pulled outwardly so as to detach the spoon from the retaining ring,

and the arm 11 is then adjusted to the proper position relatively to arm 10. The

spoon thus being in position indicated in Fig. 2, may be utilized in dipping the desired quantity of the contents of the can. I

Such a device as I have provided will be found to be of-great convenience to housewives and cooks for the reason that much valuable time Wlll be saved, and many -unnecessary steps in the search of proper measuring spoons will .be avoided. The proportions and capacity of the bowl or spoon and the proportions of the extensible arm may of course be varied at the option of the manufacturer, to suitthe requirements invarious cases. When the cover is in place on its can, the attachment is completely housed and protected within the cover, so as to be out of the way.-

Although I have described the preferred embodiment of my-invention, I may desire to make such changes in the construction,

combination, and arrangement of parts thereof as do not depart from the spirit of. the invention and the scope of the apended claims.

I claim z-- 1. A device of the class described comprising a can top having an annhlar channel therein, a split expansible ring disposed within the channel and'having its ends disposed in spaced relation and provided with eads, an extensible arm comprising a pair of members telescopically pengaging each other, one of-said' members being'provided with a measuring sp'oonthe other member at one end being bent at right angles and looped over the ring at a point diametrically 0p-- posed to the ends of the ring; said arm adapted to be moved inwardly whereby to wardly,, whereby to maintain said spoon within the cover.

2. A device of the class described come prising an extensible arm including an outer and an inner member, said inner member at its edges being provided with longitudinal overhanging flanges adapted to engage the outer edges of the outer'member, said inner and outer members being provided with coengaging longitudinal ribs, said outer member being provided at one end with a measuring spoon, the inner member being provided at one end with a right-angularly dis-' posed portion, a can top, a ring disposed within the can top, means on the right angularly disposed portion adapted to hingedly engage said ring, and means carried by the ring adapted to engage the measuring spoon when the latter is folded-inwardly whereby to maintain said spoon within the can top;

3. A device of the class described comprising a can top having a ringdisposed therein, an extensible arm hingedly connected to the ring and adapted to be moved outwardly to extend beyond the can top, a measuring instrument carried by the extensible arm, and means carried by the ring adapted to'be engaged by the instrument whereby to maintain the latter within the can top, substantially as described.- I

4. The combination with a can top,-of'an expansible ring disposed therein, an exten-' sible arm provided at one end with a measuring implement and at its other end being hingedly connected. to said ring, and means carried by the ring adapted to be engaged by the implement whereby to maintain the latter in housed at will. I a

5. A device of the class described comprise a ing a can top, an extensible arm, a measuring implement carried by said arm, the arm bemg adapted to be housed within the can top and being adapted to be 'swun outwardly and extended whereby the imp ement may be used in dipping the contents of a can, means for hingedly connecting the extensible armxto the can top, and means whereby the arm and implement may be maintained in housed position within the can to at will.

6 A device of the class. descri ed comprismga can top, a ring disposed therein, an arm hingedly connected with" the ring, a measuring implement carried by the arm, and means connected with the ring for en position within the can cover gaging the implement when the arm is folded inwardly whereby to maintain the implement and arm within the top against accidental displacement.

7. The combination with a can top, of an arm within the top against accidental dis- :grm, admeasuring Iilmplloemelfit carried thergplacement.

y, an means W ere y t e arm may e hingedly connected with the can top in such GODFRED ENGLUND' 5 manner as to fold within the same, said Witnesses:

means being provided with a retaining W. J. ELLERY, means for maintaining the implement and W. L. HOWARD. 

